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Campground operates on a first-come, first-served basis only. No reservations accepted.
The Woodbury County Conservation Board is pleased to announce that Brown’s Lake-Bigelow Park near Salix, Iowa, will be reopening a portion of the campground on Wednesday, June 29th. The campground has been redesigned with new concrete roads, larger campsites, and full hook-ups (electric, water and sewer) at each site. Nineteen of the 29 sites will be opened initially, with the remaining sites to be opened as soon as conditions allow. The new camping rates will be $30 per night. Camping coupon books good for seven nights may be purchased for $180. Previously purchased camping coupons will be honored. All campsites are first-come, first-served and cannot be reserved in advance.
From I-29 (Salix exit): Go 2 mi W on county road.
Unfortunately the playground wasn't being used by many kids even though it was a nice playground. Very kid friendly with the heights of the equipment and the landing material. The restrooms were exceptionally clean and well kept. I seen many people with dogs. Some even brought out their dog kennels and many were being walked on leashes. There was also a nice basketball court near the playground and restroom area. Can get a lil crowded at times
Been around for a long time and still has the same atmosphere and I was very impressed by the restrooms and showers! Just a great place to be!
It's a nice, free place to swim. It's clean enough and the staff is always nice. I do find the music playing annoying, especially because it's just the radio so the ads are just as loud as the songs. Also, I wish there were more options for the peddle boats, an hour is a long time for a relatively small body of water.
Much cleaner and bigger than past years. The sand was fairly clean. There are outdoor showers to rinse all the sand off. You can buy necessities and some drinks and snacks. Life vests are provided. You can rent paddle boats and kayaks. Restrooms are new and clean, although I wish they were air conditioned. We went on a day it was 100 degrees, so the bathrooms were very warm.
My only negative point is the goose poop all over the grass and a little in the sand. And there were some dead fish on the shore that smelled horribly, we ended up moving them ourselves. Someone keeping the grass, sand and beach clean would be great...especially now that the area is staffed.
Great place to camp
Only downside is that there is no convenient place to swim with my dogs
I was there Labor day weekend and at least half the campers had canine friends with them a fenced in dog park would make it a complete experience
